Cape Young Husband Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Kangaroo Island, Australia)

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Cape Young Husband Surf Guide

Cape Younghusband in Kangaroo Island is an exposed point break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest.The break here is a left hand point. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rocks, rips and sharks.

Cape Young Husband Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	fairly consistent	17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cape Young Husband:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cape Young Husband occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Cape Young Husband (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cape Young Husband with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 43% of the time in July while 55% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

43%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

55%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cape Young Husband Location Map

Interactive Cape Young Husband surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Cape Young Husband is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 171 km (106 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Cape Young Husband is Woomera Airport (UMR), also in Australia, 543 km (337 miles) away.

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Cape Young Husband Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 11:16 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	14	15	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	cross- on

Tides at Cape Young Husband

Current tide and informaton

For Vivonne Bay, Australia, 2 km from Cape Young Husband.

Next High Water: 02:32pm | 1.05m

Next Low Water: 09:59pm | 0.51m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Cape Young Husband Sea Temperature

The Cape Young Husband water temperature is reasonably warm (17.6 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (11.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite